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2 pairs of Bryston 7B monoblocks driving my speakers

Parasound 2205. Good value, good balance, takes up very little room, and it just kicks butt!

One of my most illuminating stereo experiences was the differences I heard when I upgraded to a Levinson No. 334 from a No. 331, as heard via B&W 801 Nautilus speakers. The change "should" have been minor; it was major. I'll never be convinced that all amps sound the same, at least not in a suitable system.

simplicity, reliability, and excellent "bang for the buck."

Krell 600 fpb. Best bang for your buck amp.

Its all I can afford.

The clearest most defined sound I have ever heard. The details, sound stage and bass extention are phenominal. Make:(Phoenix Accoustics)

Bryston

Two Musical Fidelity A3CRs, thanks to Monsieur Tellig. My system also has a Musical Fidelity A3CR preamp and CD player. MartinLogan Ascent Loudspeakers, Harmonic Technology Pro Silway II interconnects and speaker cables. (Thanks, Mikey!) Now, what magazine have I been reading?

I bi-amp my primary listening system because I love the tight extended bass I get with powerful SS mono-blocks driving the woofers of my MartinLogan electrostactics and the lush midrange and extended highs that can only be had with a great tube amp (such as with my CJ Premier 11A) driving the panels. This is a magical combination.

Bryston 3B ST. I am from Canada and it is nice to be able to support a company that consistantly produces gear such as this. Great value Great sound for the money. John from Owen Sound

Solid-state stereo because of reliability, PRICE and in the case of my particular amp, outstanding performance, as agreed by many other listeners and the audio press. BRAND HINT: Thing of the core that is sandwiched between two BIG Macs!

i use an anthem mca 2 and an anthem mca 3. I use two seperate amps because when driving a 5 channel amp you lose some power to all channels. For example my MCA 2,3 is rated at 200watt per channel but with all channels driven it is only about 185 wpc. If i got an mca 5 and drove all channels i would only get 175wpc. Both amps are solid state and i choose them because they had the best performance for the dollar.

The Ayre V-3 is reliable and was inexpensive. It provides solidity and does not impede the AirTight preamp's beauty from reaching the speakers. I overdrove it once and got EXCELLENT service on the repair and upgrade.

I'm using a Forte model 4A, a class A design by Nelson Pass. It's based on insulated-gate bi-polar transistors. While I'm partial to its transparency and harmonic accuracy, I'll eventually replace it with a tube amp.

It's a single-ended class-a design by nelson pass. i had listened to many amps with my tympani 4a, but none was as well balanced in it's strengths. i had even come to the conclusion that they all sound the same (given sufficient power rating), but my world changed with the first bars played through the still cold amp right after switch on!

I'm still using amps I made while in college. They still work, they still sound fine (although not as good as outrageously expensive stuff), and, if they ever break, I can fix them.

BEcause I cannot afford what I really would like!

I heart my Plinius SA50 MkII. Why? Because it just sounds right. Simple, really.

I like the warm, musical sound of tubes.

High end class A quality sound amp provides great all around performance. Low maintenance on solid state as I listen 5-6 hours a day.

Solid state, because students shouldn't be able to afford decent tube amps. Stereo, because no student should be able to afford a decent multichannel amp that plays stereo well. Music gets played in stereo.

Lamm M 1.1s. The only SS amps I've ever heard that sound natural. If they sound dull to you, you're hearing is gone from too many hours of killer Krells.

None of the above. There is a new class of amplifier on the market to day, the digital designs. I use one of those.

To me, the flexability of fine tuning the sound with different tubes, the hands on biasing, and just the musical magic that these glass bottles can give is what sets the tube amp apart from solid-state gear.

A JVC stereo receiver from the 80s because I'm a student with no money.

This is my first time using a tube amp. I just wanted to give it a try.

I have a 225 watt stereo amp, although that is not what i would liek to have it serves the purpose of having better sound, and the space savings of having all the amplifiers in one box

A properly modified solid-state rig will caress the ear drums more consistently than a tubed unit! Got tired of retubing a Fisher 100B pro amp every six months, and wondering why that Fisher magic disappeared when certain tube brands were the only ones available! Lateral mosfets make for great virtual valves!

I am running a Classè CA-100 with a Sonic Frontiers pre-amp. I like solid-state amps because you turn them on and listen. No hassle, no fuss.